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Sunday, January 5, 2014

David Hulme Says Demons Behind His Current Church Problems

David Hulme has been quick to accuse Satan and the demons for causing the current massive upheaval in his splinter group. That is the standard fallback to label anyone with who dares to question standard procedures.

Here is the letter from the new splinter group from Dave's chruch, who met recently here in Pasadena to chart a new path away from the authoritarian dominion of Davie Hulme.

Following our meeting on Tuesday, December 24th, you suggested
some additional time for each of us to see what God would have us do in
order to move forward. Since you had not initially accepted two vital
issues we presented to you to begin the process of reconciliation—the
marriage/family model of God’s government and a ministerial
conference—we felt it necessary to explore both aspects to ascertain if
God's
will was with either or both.

To this end, an Acts 15-style conference was convened for
pastors who embraced these components and wanted to “test the spirits” (1 John 4:1). You indicated that a different spirit was the motivation for those
not in agreement with you and we wanted to know if that was the case.

The conference, held over four days, was inspiring and humbling.
All present felt that God’s Spirit inspired an amazing oneness and
unity. It truly was an Acts 15 experience. Our initial doubts were
quickly allayed
as we witnessed the positive lead of God’s Spirit. It provided a real
learning experience for all of us.

We regret that you were not able to attend and be part of the
process—though we did make the request for you to attend. So, in the
continuation of the spirit of reconciliation, we present this report to
you for
your earnest consideration. We believe it represents a way forward that
is godly and will receive God’s blessing.

As you know, we requested a follow-up session to our December
24th meeting for this coming Sunday, January 5th. Our request still
stands for such a meeting to explore reconciliation as well as to review
the
results of the conference.

We implore you to let us join together in caring for God’s
people and preparing the way ahead of Christ’s return. No doubt you will
agree that the members of God’s family deserve no less than our best
efforts
toward reconciliation and seeking the Father’s will.

This is indeed uprooting their entire world (for the nth time, of course).

and you always find this: "The conference, held over four days, was inspiring and humbling. All present felt that God’s Spirit inspired an amazing oneness and unity."

Yes, of course, the outgoing rebels are going to be in "oneness and unity", about the need to leave. Then give it a few years, and once the common enemy is gone, people will have their own ideas about how to run things, and this is how we get yet another split. And the cycle continues...